The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

The past is for learning from, not for living in.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

The more we understand our mind, the more we understand the world.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

Panic is a gateway to wisdom. When we learn to stay present with our panic, it becomes our teacher.

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Our emotions are like waves in the ocean. We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.